http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cM3-uj3rOns Oscar season is officially here. Christmas has passed, the 2013 has begun and New Years resolutions are already struggling to stay afloat though none of if matters, not now. Though flawed, the Oscars have officially arrived by way of announcing the nominees. I enjoy this "season" immensely since I am that guy who enjoys... Continue Reading →
Zero Dark Thirty
Kathryn Bigelow, to my own surprise, has done it again. When I first heard that Bigelow was dipping from the war well again, I was not excited. Though The Hurt Locker was as tense and tight a film as I have ever seen, the promise of another the-same-but-different war story sounded a bit lackluster. Suffice... Continue Reading →
Run Amok
As a lover of music who has seen his tastes change and evolve over the years, I expected more out of myself. And yet, as Yoda would say, failed have I. Man oh man(!) do I feel dumb but I'll get to that... 2012, at least musically, was a magical year. There was the wonderfully... Continue Reading →
Of Speed and Mountains
Pushing down, timidly at first than ever so boldly as you become increasingly impatient, your medal hits the proverbial metal. Like a rocket ship, you blast out and away from the crawlers as you take off. Freedom. You can breathe and man does the air smell good. With the boldness of a child who thinks... Continue Reading →
Coming Full Closure
Put a bow on it. Wrap the gift with extreme precision and but a big ol' bow on it. If you don't, the gift will stink. The circle won't be complete. Think about gift, wrap gift, bow it up, give gift, unwrap gift, use gift, forget about gift. Receive unbowed gift in return. Trash gift.... Continue Reading →
Oh the resolve!
At the beginning of each and every year, silly people like myself are suddenly resolute about making resolutions. Though flawed, the sincerity of it all is absolute while the likelihood of success remains incredibly minute. Perhaps everyone will suddenly improve themselves through lists of major and minor changes alike but perhaps not. Given that the... Continue Reading →
An Unexpected Journey
Isn't it funny how the past, once it is behind us, looks so very rosy? It's crazy how events that came before tend to be remembered like a fleeting dream, destined to be seen in a stream of exuberant flashes. For me, 2012 is that dream. Though over, I will remember 2012 quite fondly. It... Continue Reading →